Sol, I purchased the Wise-STD product using the same logic. 10 bucks is a = cheap price if the product helps even a little bit. OS RedHat AS 2.1 and AS 3.0 Oracle 10.1.0.3 The problem I found was the startup instruction or the lack there of. = Connection always failed and I am using Autw Work Repository not statspack.= You need to run the AWRGRANT.SQL script located in the Rampant/wise/sql = directory on the monitoring client pc. That will establish all of the = permissions needed to run the product and connect to the database. I just installed it and I am in the process of upgrading the database to = 10.1.0.4 and need time to evaluate it . Ron >>> sol beach <sol.beach@xxxxxxxxx> 05/28/05 9:35 PM >>> I hope this post does not start a flame war. While $10 is not much money, I'd rather not waste it needlessly. http://www.wise-oracle.com/product_wise_standard.htm=20 I'd like to hear from folks who have used this product what you think of = it=3D . -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l